[Sigcr-l] Pre-registration for NASKO 2009

[ISKO North America]

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North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization
June 18-19, 2009
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Syracuse, NY


Preliminary registration is now open for the 2009 North American
Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO 2009).  The symposium is
sponsored by ISKO-C/US, the Canadian and United States chapter of the
International Society for Knowledge Organization, and will be hosted
by Syracuse University School of Information Studies (i-schools).

This will be the first official chapter meeting of ISKO-C/US. As such,
it offers an ideal occasion to take stock of the past in light of the
current state of knowledge organization and with an eye to how this
living heritage might be leveraged for the future. We hope that NASKO
2009 will serve as a springboard for future symposia and lay the
groundwork for research agendas in years to come.  In the spirit of
these objectives, the theme of NASKO 2009 is “Pioneering North
American Contributions to Knowledge Organization.”  The symposium
theme borrows from the approach adopted by W. Boyd Rayward for the
historical essays on people, events, theories, movements, policies,
and publications that were “pioneering” in LIS that he collected in a
special issue of Library Trends (Vol. 52, No.4, Spring 2004).
Following Rayward’s lead, we hope that NASKO 2009 will not simply
celebrate past accomplishments, but that it will also provide an
opportunity for reflective and substantive evaluations of these
accomplishments both within their historical context and from current
perspectives.

The registration fee for NASKO 2009 is $70 US ($30 US for students) to
be paid at the door, either in cash or by check drawn on an American
bank.  To pre-register, please send an email to nasko2009 at gmail.com
with your name, title and professional affiliation.

We have arranged two options for accommodations in Syracuse while
attending the symposium:

            Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel
            800-395-2105
            sheratonsyracuse.com
            $118/night for single occupancy or $128/night for double
occupancy. Make your reservation by May 19 and mention "NASKO" to
receive conference rates.

            Watson Hall
            Syracuse University dormitory
            Rate: $44/night
            Because requests for dormitory accommodations must be
centrally coordinated, please direct dormitory room requests to David
Pimentel at nasko2009 at gmail.com.


Questions regarding accommodations or pre-registration for the
symposium should be directed to Nicolas George at nasko2009 at gmail.com.


Program Committee:
Clement Arsenault, Université de Montréal
Thomas Dousa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nicolas L. George, Indiana University Bloomington
Michele Hudon, Université de Montréal
Elin K. Jacob, Indiana University Bloomington, Co-Chair
Barbara Kwasnik, Syracuse University, Co-Chair
Kathryn La Barre, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Shawne Miksa, University of North Texas, Denton
David M. Pimentel, Syracuse University
Richard Smiraglia, Long Island University
Joseph T. Tennis, University of Washington